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Overview

Chinese Government provides $3.2 million grant for 5.5 km Nikao-Takuvaine Road Upgrade Project

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$5,317,007
Commitment Year•2007Country of Activity•Cook IslandsDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Cook IslandsSector•Transport And StorageFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Pipeline: Commitment

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Mar 1, 2007

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Cook Islands

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Cook Islands

Loan description

Chinese Government provides $3.2 million grant for 5.5 km Nikao-Takuvaine Road Upgrade Project

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

In March 2007, the Chinese Government reportedly gave a $3.2 million grant to the Government of the Cook Islands for a 5.5 km Nikao-Takuvaine Road Upgrade Project. The purpose of this project was to upgrade a 5.5.km road section that run from the roundabout in Avarua to Pokoinu Road and links Pokoinu Road to the main ring road immediately west of the airport. Upon completion, it was envisaged that the road would enable traffic to bypass the highly trafficked sections of the main ring road along the Avarua foreshore, Avatiu Harbor and the airport, which are most vulnerable to cyclones. AidData has not identified any evidence that this road ever entered implementation. Some media reporting suggests that the $3.2 million grant from the Chinese Government may have ultimately been repurposed as supplemental funding for the China Eximbank-financed Telecom Sports Arena Construction Project as captured in Record ID#37877.

Staff comments

This project is also known as the Inner Ring Road Nikoa-Takuvaine Improvement Project. Some media reporting suggests that the $3.2 million grant from the Chinese Government may have ultimately been repurposed as supplemental funding for the China Eximbank-financed Telecom Sports Arena Construction Project as captured in Record ID#37877 (See: COOK ISLANDS GETS CHINESE FUNDING FOR STADIUM).